Parallel discrete element simulation of poly-dispersed granular material

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-63

  Kačianauskas, Rimantas ^a   Maknickas, Algirdas ^a   Kačeniauskas, Arnas ^a   Markauskas, Darius ^a   Balevičius, Robertas ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Distributed memory PC clusters; Parallel computing; Particle compacting; Poly dispersed granular material; Spatial domain decomposition

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPUTER SCIENCE; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MESSAGE PASSING; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DISTRIBUTED MEMORY PC CLUSTERS; PARALLEL COMPUTING; PARTICLE COMPACTING; POLY-DISPERSED GRANULAR MATERIAL; SPATIAL DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION;

PARALLEL ALGORITHMS;

EID: 70350565511     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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